That sucks, Wolf, I hope you can start feeling "comfortable" in your home again soon. As long as your dog and everyone who lives there is ok, the worst thing they can take from you is your sense of security. Those bastards.

When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey

oh wolfie, i'm so sorry!!!!
i hate that we live in a world where we have no sense of security. it's all so false. i would love to be able to walk inside a business and be able to leave my car windows down, or walk the dog and leave the door of my apartment open, but the creeps of the world have made it impossible.

and if you live anywhere near me, then there are a TON of freakin' pawn shops... it would take you and entire day to hit them all. (no i don't live in a bad area where there are a lot of pawn shops... i live in dallas. they are simply a fact of life.)

LG, I actually feel okay, and I don't feel like I'm in an unsafe area. Those bastards saw an opportunity and they took it.

Paulie, I didn't think anybody would be bold enough to use a ladder to come in through my upstairs window. I mean, My condo is right on the street. There's cars passing by and people walking around. But, there's no sense in crying over spilled milk. I'll just go on and give dirty looks to the workers around here. J/K.
Suprisingly enough, there are no workers out in my complex today. BASTARDS!

no i don't live in a bad area where there are a lot of pawn shops... i live in dallas. they are simply a fact of life.)

So true Sher! It would be impossible to go to every pawn shop.

Sher, Did you notice bad things happened to all 3 of us over here in Dallas?

Wolf! AAARRRGH! It makes me angry to think that you are getting ripped of over there. You can still leave your window cracked if you only do it about a half inch to and inch and then use those thumb screw window locks that do not let the window slide open any wider. The work for horizontal and verticle sliding windows. Usually they cost less than 3 bucks. Very simple to use. I know that will not bring any of your stuff back, mcuh less your sense of security; just prevent the reoccurance.

Paulie, I didn't think anybody would be bold enough to use a ladder to come in through my upstairs window.

That was my point. You did nothing wrong, and you shouldn't blame yourself. Just because good-hearted people like us can't conceive of the lengths to which other idiots will go to bring pain into our lives does not mean we should be held accountable for our "mistakes" when we are hurt by said idiots.

When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey